Any subject matters and so open discussion is one of the most significant activity which keeps users in community engaging and active. Forum app offers a solid platform for users to express their ideas and opinions on a certain topic and also acquire discussion from others. The forum is categorized into several sections, and users can create topics or contribute to discussion by sharing comments on topic. In addition, users can follow interesting topics using subscription feature or quickly find certain topic using helpful filters, trending keywords or recent/featured topic blocks.
Notice:
- This app is applied for Basic and Pro package only. Refer to https://www.phpfox.com/pricing to see all packages.
- This app is currently compatible with phpFox 4.6.0 or later.
Compatibility
- phpFox 4.6.0 or higher
Product Information
- Version: 4.6.0
Feature List:
1 . Main Forums
- Contain all discussion categories along with sub-categories (Each will have number of threads and posts). User can enter each section and start posting threads.
- Quick Links to connects to most used functions: New Posts, My Threads, Subscribed Threads & Mark Forums Read
- Can search a topic using keyword or filter in some criteria
- Trending & Recent Discussion block
2 . New Posts
- User can see latest posts from all categories here
- Each post shows author and post timestamp since the last discussion
- Filter to sort the post in the order user wants for quickly reference
3. My Threads
- User can review all his/her posts & threads here.
- Each one show details of thread title, timestamp since last discussion, number of replies & view
- User can perform some actions to thread such as: Edit, Unsubscribe and Delete Thread
- Filter to sort the post in the order user wants for quickly reference
4. Subscribed Threads
- User can review all his/her subscribed threads here.
- Each one show details of thread title, timestamp since last discussion, number of replies & view
- User can perform action Unsubscribe a thread here
- Filter to sort the post in the order user wants for quickly reference
5. Viewing a discussion category
- Contain a list of posts in this category
- Filter to sort the post in the order user wants for quickly reference
- Subscribe to RSS feed for this category
6. Viewing a post
- Contain all details information of the post: Post title, author, timestamp of the post, topics (tags), order number of the reply.
- User can contribute to discussion by posting reply to the post in the reply textbox.
- User can like a reply, share a reply (with file attachment), quote a reply, edit his/her own reply, or report a reply for violation.
- User can subscribe the thread by enabling the switch or subscribe to RSS feed.
7. Posting a new Thread:
- Enter the appropriate discussion category and start a new thread
- Specify thread title, content, adding a poll to the thread and assign topics (tags) to new thread.
8. Manage Forums (Back-end setting)
- View full list of forum categories with its sub-categories
- Allow to edit details of each category